Decorative sheet.



J. P. GASTHOFF.

DECORATIVE SHEET.

APPLICATION rmm rm1.25,1911.

1,003,895, Patented Sept. 19, 1911.

uaullnnm PLANDGRAI'H C(L. WASHINGTON. I). C,

JOHN F. GAS'IHOFF, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.

DECORATIVE SHEET.

Application filed February 25, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1911.

Serial No. 610,779.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J HN F. GAs'rHorr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danville, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois,have invented new and useful Improvements in Decorative Sheets, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to the decorative art in which surfaces arerequired to be covered to produce a floral effect in mass, beingespecially designed for covering stands, vehicles, pillars, walls andother surfaces to give the effect of a floral bank.

The invention produces a sheet having a side studded with decorativeelements attached thereto by an adhesive or in any manner, said elementsconsisting, of a sheet comprising a center and points or tonguesradiating from the center in simulation of the petals or leaves of aflower, and said elements being arranged to have their petals interwovento form a mat or solid surface.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of constructionand combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularlyset forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out inthe appended claims.

Referring to the drawing, forming a part of the specification, Figure 1is a plan view of a decorative sheet embodying the invention. Fig. 2 isa plan view of one of the decorative elements which is attached to aside of the sheet. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the sheet.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription, and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the samereference characters.

In accordance with this invention a base 1 is provided and may be of anysheet material, such as paper, fabric or the like. The sheet 1 isornamentedupon a side which is studded with decorative elements, the

latter being attached thereto in any manner, preferably by someadhesive, such as glue or paste. Each of the decorative elements isformed of a blank of sheet material, such as paper, which is cut to forma center 2 and points or tongues 3, the latter representing the petalsor leaves of a flower. The decorative elements are preferably ofcircular form and the petals or points 3 radiate therefrom in alldirections. The points 3 may be variously formed and of any requiredlength according to the scheme or effect to be produced and may becolored according to the caprice of the user or purpose for whichdesigned. The decorative elements stud the surface of the base or sheet1 and are arranged thereon in any manner so that the points or petals 3form amat or solid mass and practically interlace to produce the effectof a bank of flowers arranged side by side over a surface.

In the preferred adaptation of the invention the decorz tive elementsare of circular form and the petals 3 made long and narrow and crinkledor fluted along their edges in imitation of the petals of chrysanthemumsof the variety having curled petals. The decorative elements are securedto the base or sheet 1 by means of their centers 2 to which an adhesiveis applied, the centers being pressed to the base to cause thedecorative elements to adhere thereto. The decorative elements arepreferably arranged in rows and the elements of one row are arrangedopposite the spaces formed between the elements of the adjacent row orrows. This arrangement has been found to give the best results in theproduction of a mat or banked surface. The petals are curled andradiating in every direction interlace and mutually support one anotherand entirely cover the surface of the base. It is to be understood thatthe decorative elements may be colored and variously formed to produceany desired effect according to the decorative scheme to be executed.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains, and while I have described theprinciple of operation of the invention, together with the device whichI now consider to be the embodiment thereof,

I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merelyillustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as arewithin the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Havin thus described the invention what is claimec as new, is

1. An artificial floral decoration consisting of a flexible base studdedwith decorative elements each consisting of a flexible sheet embodying acenter and radiating tongues, the latter being curled and crinkled andbunched up about the center, the said decorative elements being attachedby their center portions to the flexible base and having their crinkledand curled tongues loose and interlaced to form a soft, fluffy andwave-like mat.

2. An artificial floral decoration consisting of a flexible base anddecorative elements arranged upon the base in substantially parallellines and having the elements in one line arranged opposite the spacesbetween the elements of adjacent lines, each decorative elementconsisting of a flexible sheet embodying a center and radial tongues,the latter being curled and crinkled and bunched up about the center,the said decorative elements being attached by their center portions tothe base and having their crinkled and curled tongues loose andinterlaced to form a soft, fluffy and wave-like mat.

3. An artificial floral decoration consisting of a base and decorativeelements studding the base and attached thereto, each of said elementsconsisting of a tissue-like sheet and embodying a center and closelyrelated tongues extending from the center entirely around the edgethereof and gathered up about the center and free to interlace to form amat or floraltefiect in bank, said tongues being loose and interwovenand entirely covering the surface of the base.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. GASTHOFF.

Witnesses:

HERMAN BoHLs,

C. A. VVHITE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

